Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 235,997 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ethiopia stood at 235,997 children.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ethiopia peaked at 680,555 children in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43,240 children, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 14th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43,240 children | — |
| 1991 | 62,004 children | +43.4% |
| 1992 | 86,708 children | +39.8% |
| 1993 | 118,136 children | +36.2% |
| 1994 | 156,724 children | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 202,004 children | +28.9% |
| 1996 | 253,169 children | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 308,124 children | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 364,241 children | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 419,940 children | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 474,187 children | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 524,307 children | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 568,988 children | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 607,294 children | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 638,624 children | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 661,864 children | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 676,772 children | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 680,555 children | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 671,839 children | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 653,151 children | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 624,398 children | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 586,256 children | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 541,716 children | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 496,825 children | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 454,631 children | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 416,241 children | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 381,991 children | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 355,731 children | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 336,522 children | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 320,260 children | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 303,297 children | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 286,831 children | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 270,648 children | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 252,742 children | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 235,997 children | -6.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 235,997 children is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 4.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 235,997 children is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 201,429 children | 43,240 children | 419,940 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 615,758 children | 474,187 children | 680,555 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 451,457 children | 320,260 children | 624,398 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 269,903 children | 235,997 children | 303,297 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ethiopia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Ethiopia was 235,997 children in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 680,555 children in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,240 children in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.